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I'm looking forward to this show, albeit with a bit of trepidation. SG-SG1 and SG-Atlantis are a favorite of mine, I have all ten seasons of SG1 on dvd. A lot has to do with the humor and character interaction. Just going by the preveiws for SGU, I see this to be a dark and humorless show. Reminds me of BSG, which I didn't watch for the same reason, it was dark, dreary and humorless.
Of course I will give SGU a chance. I hope I am wrong about the show.

Lou Diamond Phillips appears to be a solid actor who could easily be the lead in a show. He's been enjoyable in his occasional repeating role appearances on "Numb3rs" and I liked him in "Wolf Lake" though the show wasn't the best.

However, IMDb says he's only in 7 of the 20 episodes listed. There are 11 cast members in 15 or more of the 20 episodes most of whom have solid resumes outside the Syfy realm. So if this is correct, Phillips isn't critical to the show.

IMHO, the show quality will depend on the writers and the directors and we have here an all veteran "Stargate" company. As many here list shows that this one might resemble in its overall story arc, the critical factor is how well the "Stargate" old-timers handle creating new characters using the sub-plot mechanism without having someone become a twin of a character in a previous "Stargate."

Since MGM Television and The Syfy Channel are sharing the cost of this, it's going to have to get decent cable ratings to generate revenue for NBCU. They're probably hoping for 2+ million viewers on Fridays, but demand over 1.5 million.

Initial distribution is set for the U.S., Canada, and Britain and likely will sell elsewhere. These Syfy shows generate huge DVD sales. They have, of course, big numbers in the pirated bit torrent download international community. And, unfortunately for Syfy, the core audience DVR's the show which makes it less valuable to advertisers.

Lou Diamond Phillips appears to be a solid actor who could easily be the lead in a show. He's been enjoyable in his occasional repeating role appearances on "Numb3rs" and I liked him in "Wolf Lake" though the show wasn't the best.

However, IMDb says he's only in 7 of the 20 episodes listed. There are 11 cast members in 15 or more of the 20 episodes most of whom have solid resumes outside the Syfy realm. So if this is correct, Phillips isn't critical to the show.

IMHO, the show quality will depend on the writers and the directors and we have here an all veteran "Stargate" company. As many here list shows that this one might resemble in its overall story arc, the critical factor is how well the "Stargate" old-timers handle creating new characters using the sub-plot mechanism without having someone become a twin of a character in a previous "Stargate."

Since MGM Television and The Syfy Channel are sharing the cost of this, it's going to have to get decent cable ratings to generate revenue for NBCU. They're probably hoping for 2+ million viewers on Fridays, but demand over 1.5 million.

Initial distribution is set for the U.S., Canada, and Britain and likely will sell elsewhere. These Syfy shows generate huge DVD sales. They have, of course, big numbers in the pirated bit torrent download international community. And, unfortunately for Syfy, the core audience DVR's the show which makes it less valuable to advertisers.

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You'd think, with all the SF books on the shelves, there would be plenty of material for several new SF series. I had always hoped for a Dune series, or something based on Asimov's books. Harry Turtledove writes so many alternate history books that it would be easy to make a series or two based on them. But...

You'd think, with all the SF books on the shelves, there would be plenty of material for several new SF series. I had always hoped for a Dune series, or something based on Asimov's books. Harry Turtledove writes so many alternate history books that it would be easy to make a series or two based on them. But...

Rich

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Oh man, I would SO like to see a good production of "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress"..........